Islands, cities, food and ferry routes

Food

Eat and Drink

The flavours worth travelling for.

Souvlaki served in pita at a souvlaki shop in Athens

Kostas, Athens

Legendary hole in the wall souvlaki since 1950.

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Bougatsa, the filo pastry that Thessaloniki is famous for

Bougatsa Bantis, Thessaloniki

A family bakery since 1969, famous for bougatsa.

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Greek style grilled octopus dressed with olive oil, lemon and parsley

Varoulko Seaside, Piraeus

Named Greece's top Greek cuisine restaurant at the 2025 awards.

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Greek style grilled octopus dressed with olive oil, lemon and parsley

Etrusco, Corfu

Ettore Botrini's celebrated gourmet Greek restaurant.

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Antikristo, lamb roasted upright around an open fire in the traditional Cretan way

Peskesi, Crete

Farm to table Cretan cooking reviving old island recipes.

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Sunset over the village of Oia on Santorini

Selene, Santorini

The island's benchmark Greek fine dining room.

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The White Tower, Thessaloniki

Kanoula, Thessaloniki

Modern Greek cooking in Greece's food obsessed second city, a good pick alongside the classic street food of bougatsa and souvlaki.

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Late Night Bars and Clubs

Greek nights start late. Bars fill from about 23:00 and clubs do not get busy until well after midnight, so an evening that begins at nine is still early.

The Gazi Technopolis cultural centre

Gazi, Athens

The capital clubbing district around Technopolis, with large venues and late licences that run until sunrise.

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The Kato Mili windmills, Mykonos

Mykonos beach clubs

The best known late night scene in the country, running from afternoon beach clubs through to the early hours in Chora.

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The White Tower, Thessaloniki

Ladadika, Thessaloniki

The restored warehouse quarter by the port, now the centre of Thessaloniki nightlife and busy every night of the week.

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